Event Title
Synthesis and Characterization of Porphyrin Nanostructures
Faculty Mentor
Rosalie Richards
Keywords
Rosalie Richards
Abstract
A novel method for growing metalloporphyrin nanostructures to produce nanocomposites that have potential as water-splitting nano-devices was recently described by Shelnutt et al., (2009). To further investigate the properties of similar ionic porphyrin aggregates, this study aims to synthesize a family of porphyrin nanostructures fabricated through the self-assembly of the ionic forms of tetrasulfonatophenylporphyrin, H2TPPS4-, and tetra(4-N-methylpyridiniumyl)porphyrin, H2T(4-NMe)PyP)4+. Microscopic and spectroscopic results will be presented. L.G. gratefully acknowledges the Science Education Endowment at Georgia College for support of this project.
Session Name:
Wind, Water, Soil, and Nanostructures: Research in Chemistry and Physics
Start Date
4-4-2014 2:30 PM
End Date
4-4-2014 3:30 PM
Location
HSB 144
Synthesis and Characterization of Porphyrin Nanostructures
HSB 144
A novel method for growing metalloporphyrin nanostructures to produce nanocomposites that have potential as water-splitting nano-devices was recently described by Shelnutt et al., (2009). To further investigate the properties of similar ionic porphyrin aggregates, this study aims to synthesize a family of porphyrin nanostructures fabricated through the self-assembly of the ionic forms of tetrasulfonatophenylporphyrin, H2TPPS4-, and tetra(4-N-methylpyridiniumyl)porphyrin, H2T(4-NMe)PyP)4+. Microscopic and spectroscopic results will be presented. L.G. gratefully acknowledges the Science Education Endowment at Georgia College for support of this project.